progeny

Definition

Offspring or descendants considered as a group.

Etymology

From Middle English progenie, from Old French progenie, from Latin prōgeniēs, from prōgignō (“beget”).

Example Sentences

• "I treasure this five-generation photograph of my great-great grandmother and her progeny."
• "I should premise that I use the term Struggle for Existence in a large and metaphorical sense, including dependence of one being on another, and including (which is more important) not only the life of the individual, but success in leaving progeny."
• "One worm on a single plate can give rise to thousands of progeny after just a week or so."

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